Good day, welcome to the GPGI Inc. 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. I would now like to turn the call over to David Cote, Executive Chairman of GPGI. Please go ahead. Hi, I'm David Cote, the Exec Chair of GPGI's board of directors and calling to order the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Information regarding the agenda, rules of conduct, and technical support for the meeting can be found on your screen. I'd also like to remind you that we may make forward-looking statements today under the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws, and that those statements may or may not come true due to risks and other factors described in our SEC filings. Present at the meeting today are GPGI's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and chief legal counsel and corporate secretary, members of our board of directors, and representatives of the company's independent registered accounting firm, Ernst & Young. This meeting is being held pursuant to the notice of meeting and proxy statement dated April 24, 2026, provided to stockholders as of the close of business on April 15, 2026. The notice of proxy statement was made available electronically via a notice of internet availability of proxy material first sent on April 24. The list of stockholders as of the record date has been made available for examination by stockholders for any purpose relating to the meeting for at least 10 days prior to the meeting. This list is also available to stockholders during the meeting and can be accessed on the virtual meeting platform. The Inspector of Elections has confirmed that greater than a majority of total shares of GPGI's Class A common stock held by shareholders are now present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy. Accordingly, I declare that we have a quorum and that this meeting is duly convened for the purposes of transacting the business properly brought before it. There are four proposals to be presented at this meeting. The first proposal is to elect Joe DeAngelo, Brian Hughes, Mark James, and Thomas Knott to serve as Class II directors on our board for a term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until each director's earlier resignation or death. The second proposal is to approve on an advisory basis the 2025 comp of the company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for this meeting. The third proposal is to approve on an advisory basis the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the comp of the company's named executive officers. The fourth and final proposal is to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Each proposal and the board's corresponding vote recommendation are described in detail in the notice and proxy statement sent to our shareholders. The polls are now open for voting on the proposals. Voting today is by proxy and electronic ballot. Most shareholders have voted in advance of today's meeting. Those shareholders who have submitted proxies or have previously voted do not need to take any further action. Any stockholder who has not voted or who has voted but wishes to change their vote may do so now by clicking on the voting button on the virtual meeting platform and following the instructions provided. Thank you. We have allowed for additional voting to take place and now declare the polls closed. The preliminary voting results have been tabulated. The preliminary results are as follows: stockholders have reelected Joe DeAngelo, Brian Hughes, Mark James, and Thomas Knott to serve as Class II directors. Stockholders have approved on an advisory basis the 2025 compensation of the company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for this meeting. Stockholders have approved on an advisory basis a frequency of every one year for future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the company's named executive officers. Stockholders have approved the appointment of Ernst & Young to serve as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the company's 2026 fiscal year. Please note that these voting results are preliminary. The final voting results will be reported on a Form 8-K to be filed within four business days. The phone proceedings of our annual meeting are now concluded. Seeing as how there are no further questions, we will now conclude the meeting. Thank you for attending. Thank you. You may now disconnect
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